Local Government
Canning
Region
Metropolitan
2 Hill View Place Bentley
Bentley Childcare Centre
Canning
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1965
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 12 Nov 2021 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 14 Jun 2022 | 1 | |
Bentley Child Health Centre, a single storey brick community services building, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place is an unusual and unique design, and a rare, intact example of a building in the Late Twentieth Century Organic style; the place is a landmark in its locality due to its relatively isolated setting in the park; and the place is important for its associations with child health services in Bentley since 1965 for the whole community and has high integrity for its continuous and ongoing use.
The place is a single storey, face brick and corrugated metal roofed structure, in an asymmetrical, curvilinear design. The place is a representative example of the Late Twentieth Century Organic style of architecture.
In November 1963, Council accepted a design proposal by Kierath and Waldron architects, being W. E. (Bill) Kierath and Ken Waldron, of 105 Outram Street, West Perth. The ‘South Bentley Health Clinic’ was officially opened by Ernest Clark, the Shire President on 7 March 1965. The building has changed very little since construction. Notable changes are that the lightwell/ventilation in the central tower has been sealed off, the tiled roof has been replaced with corrugated metal, and there are some recent fittings.
High/High
Good
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.E Kierath and Ken Waldron | Architect | 1963 | 1965 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Original Use | HEALTH | Other |
| Style |
|---|
| Late 20th-Century Organic |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
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